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The European Consortium of the Organic-Based Fertilizer Industry (ECOFI) is the representative voice of European producers of organic fertilizers, organo-mineral fertilizers and organic soil improvers. ECOFI promotes the contribution made by the organic-based fertilizers sector to the emergence of a knowledge-intensive, environmentally sustainable and high-employment economy in Europe. ECOFI was founded in March 2014 by 12 innovative companies who are deeply committed to the development of organic-based fertilizing technologies that support sustainable models of agricultural productivity, social cohesion and economic growth. Members are active in most European countries and also export to, or are active in, many other countries, including the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Together, the membership accounts for roughly 60% of the European market in organic-based fertilizers, which is worth about 250 million euros. ECOFI membership is open to any European producer in the sector whose production fully ensures the upstream traceability and the origin of raw material components. Relevant associations and other organizations are eligible to become affiliates.

Organic-based fertilizers

Organic fertilizer: a fertilizer whose main function is to provide nutrients under organic forms from organic materials of plant and/or animal origin.

Organo-mineral fertilizer: a complex fertilizer obtained by industrial co-formulation of one or more inorganic fertilizers with one or more organic fertilizers and/or organic soil improvers into solid forms (with the exception of dry mixes) or liquids.

Our vision

The organic-based fertilizers sector has both a long history of providing sustainable solutions to the challenges facing agricultural production, as well as a promising future in further developing the innovative technologies that will accelerate economic development.

Today, we are actively engaged in meeting the challenges inherent in Europe 2020, the EU’s ambitious strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. We envisage a future in which we will play an increasingly significant role in supporting and implementing the targets set out in the European Commission’s growth strategy:

Sustainable growth – for a resource-efficient, greener and more competitive economy. The materials that compose organic-based fertilizers, the beneficial natural processes they generate, and the ways in which they are produced contribute to the sustainable, resource-efficient and low-carbon economy that Europe is committed to building.

In fostering research and innovation that is already delivering sustainable solutions to some of the major social, environmental and economic challenges we face, the organic-based fertilizers sector is set to make a substantial contribution to a smart, sustainable and inclusive European economy.

News

December 19, 2017

In November, ECOFI joined 13 other industry associations to raise awareness of unresolved issues in the draft fertilising products regulation. The draft regulation is a complex piece of legislation, applying More…

December 19, 2017

ECOFI has joined the European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP) and a number of other industry organisations and the European Environmental Bureau to sign a joint statement on the need for data More…

October 25, 2017

July 26, 2017

The vote of the European Parliament’s Internal Market and Consumer Affairs Committee (IMCO) on Thursday, 13 July, was an important step was the creation of a single market for organic fertilizers, organo-mineral fertilizers and organic soil amendments. ECOFI’s support most of the amendments approved by IMCO; however, we call on Member States to address such technical details that need improvement.

January 16, 2017

Recent media reports claim that a half million Dutch dairy cows could be culled this year because of the excess manure they produce. But this meaningless waste could be prevented if there were a single European market for organic fertilizers.